rick passo @LVHelpGro @Jew_Pakistani #courage & quest 4 interreligious harmony & understanding is towering. may u be blessed. https://facebook/rick.passo/posts/976189135741112 … @cukierkorn rick passo @LVHelpGro @Jew_Pakistani @cukierkorn #bravery an amazing Jewish New Year story https://facebook/Jew.Pakistani @thejdc @Kulanu_Inc #peace #understanding Fishel hopes to make Pakistan more tolerant to Jews and promote Pakistani interaction with Israel. Although at first glance these goals might sound insurmountable, there is room for some optimism, says Oxford University expert on Pakistan Dr. Faisal Devji. “Bizarrely for such an anti-Semitic society, Pakistani school textbooks routinely compare the country to Israel as the world’s only two states founded in the name of religion rather than monarchy, language, ethnicity, etc. So it’s weirdly possible to propagate a pro-Israeli stance there, and indeed there have been a number of public suggestions of recognizing Israel,” says Devji. #honored to receive this reply, below, today - intrigued & touched: rick passo @LVHelpGro Mar 3 @Jew_Pakistani loved this story timesofisrael/a-pakistani-jew-steps-dangerously-out-of-the-shadows/ … via timesofisrael/a-pakistani-jew-steps-dangerously-out-of-the-shadows/ … #Religious #Freedom & #heritage Fishel Benkhald @Jew_Pakistani Thanks mate @LVHelpGro the only religion which was practiced at home was Judaism while keeping Kosher& observing its high holidays,still is Read more: A Pakistani Jew steps cautiously out of the shadows | The Times of Israel timesofisrael/a-pakistani-jew-steps-dangerously-out-of-the-shadows/#ixzz3CR7pbUmz Follow us: @timesofisrael on Twitter | timesofisrael on Facebook
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